Teach Effectively!

Looking at the entries on Teach Effectively for yesterday, I was struck by the juxtaposition of the announcement about the NCLB commission report with the reminder of the availability of the fourth chapter of Zig Engelmann’s recount of his time in education. In one of those posts we have reference to the education rebel who’s championed strong instruction for 40 years and is now telling his side of the story about how the US has managed to avoid adopting effective instructional practices. In the other we have reference to a report that will likely dilute—if not eviserate—some of the most valuable educational reforms that have been implemented in the recent past.
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